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hi! i'm ronnie riley.

i am many things: fat, queer, trans, nonbinary, demisexual, lesbian, neurodivergent, disabled, and a Canadian author.

i live with my fiancée in toronto, ontario. i collect books, friends, and cats. i love ice cream any day of the year, birds with long legs, and messy reality tv.

i write queer books! very, very queer books!

JUDE SAVES THE WORLD (Scholastic; April 18, 2023)

Perfect for fans of Alex Gino, A. J. Sass, and Kyle Lukoff, this is the joyful and heartwarming story of Jude, a nonbinary kid who knows exactly who they are and decides to create a safe space in their community. Jude Saves the World is an Indies Introduce and an Indies Kids' Next pick!

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ASKING FOR A FRIEND (Scholastic; June 04, 2024)

Asking for a Friend deals with a socially anxious, asexual nonbinary kid who lies to their mom about having friends—and has to make friends fast when Mom wants to throw a 13th birthday party.

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REPRESENTATION IN MY BOOKS INCLUDE...

JUDE SAVES THE WORLD:

white, bisexual, queer, nonbinary, trans main character with ADHD (they/them)

cis gay, Black best friend (he/him)

cis bisexual, white best friend with dyscalculia (she/her)

various queer side characters

various BIPOC side characters

various disabled side characters

ASKING FOR A FRIEND:

white, asexual, biromantic, and nonbinary main character (they/them) with social anxiety disorder and panic disorder

Filipino bisexual, biromantic trans boy best friend (he/him) with ADHD

Black aromantic, pansexual, genderqueer best friend (they/he)

white, cis lesbian best friend (she/her) in foster care

white, cis pansexual best friend (she/her)

come hang out!

#jude saves the world #asking for a friend #ronnie riley #queer books #books and reading

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actually fuck you i love queer people who dont perfectly fit into the labels they chose for themselves. queer people with 'contradictory' labels. queer people who proudly use and reclaim historic terms, symbols and slurs. queer people who reclaim slurs that dont align with their identity to build a sense of community. weird queer people. freakish queer people. trans people with 'weird' transition goals. queer people who align more with cultural queer identities as opposed to online western ones. queer people who dress plainly. queer people who dress oddly and over the top. queer people who 'act/look too gay'. queer people who 'dont act/look gay enough'. cringey queer people. 'steven universe gays'. closeted queer people. old queer people. disabled queer people. mentally ill queer people. queer people of color. queer kids who are still experimenting with their identity. queer adults who are still experimenting with their identities. queer people who dont fit the beauty standard. queer people who will never fit in to the internets perfect polished idea of what queer people are supposed to be i love you i love you i love you i love you

lgbtqreads

Can’t wait to find out all about 2023’s LGBTQ+ Middle Grade selection? Good news - you don’t have to! Today on the site we’re featuring our most anticipated titles in MG releasing from January-June 2023! #LGBTQReads #MG #MiddleGrade #Bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CmEkc7ALxxT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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(Image description: two images with multicolored text in the center surrounded by multicolored flowers, stars, and hearts; the text on one image reads "trans is holy" and is in the colors of the trans flag, the text on the other image reads "queer is holy and is in the colors of the queer chevron flags).

#rb #text #photos #queer things #q

lgbtqreads

Exclusive Cover Reveal: Jude Saves the World by Ronnie Riley

Today on the site we’re revealing the extremely cute cover of Jude Saves the World by Ronnie Riley, a nonbinary middle grade contemporary with lots of varied queer rep that releases from Scholastic on April 18, 2023! Here’s the story: Jude Winters might be in over their head. Maybe. But they’ll never admit it. They befriend the ex-popular girl, Stevie Morgan, create an all-ages safe space at…

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#jude saves the world #maeve norton #middle grade #nonbinary #ricardo bessa #ronnie riley #scholastic #photos #my writing #q

writingwithcolor

Writing With Color – Featured Description Posts

Some of our most useful posts on describing People of Color, all in one place.

Words to Describe Hair

Words to Describe Skin Tone

Describing Asian Eyes

Describing Wide Noses

Describing Undead & Sick Dark Skin

Describing POC and Avoiding Caricatures

Describing Unnatural Skin Tones: Green

Describing Unnatural Skin Tones: Jaundice

Indicating Race of Characters (FAQ Questions #3-4)

Not Indicating Race at All – Note: You Probably Should

Praising Beauty Without Fetishizing

Describing Characters Without Othering

Olive Skin, Race and Ethnicity

Specific Description Posts

Describing Skin as Swarthy (Spoiler alert: it’s sketchy)

Describing East Asian Skin as Porcelain (Spoiler alert: it’s also sketchy)

Describing Skin as Russet (Spoiler alert: it’s alright)

Describing PoC as Exotic (SA: it’s othering)

Describing Skin as Ebony (SA: it’s cliche)

Describing Natural Hair as Cloud-Like (SA: it’s cool)

Describing Black Hair as Unkempt (SA: it’s offensive)

Describing Black Hair as Kinky (SA: it depends)

Describing Skin as “Dark as Night” (SA: it also depends)

Describing Skin as Like Dirt or Soil (SA: See above)

Describing Skin as just “Dark.” (SA: it’s vague)

Describing Black Hair as “Nappy” (SA: it ain’t recommended)

Describing Skin With Food (SA: it’s a no-no)

–WWC

#rb #text #writing with color #on writing #writing things #q

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Some OC questions

1. Your first OC ever? 2. Do you have a personal favourite among your OCs? 3. Have you ever adopted a character or gotten a character from someone else? 4. A character you rarely talk about? 5. If you could make only one of your OCs popular/known, who would it be? 6. Two OCs of yours that look alike despite not being related? 7. Are your OCs part of any story or stories? 8. Do you RP as any of your OCs? If you do, introduce one of your RP OCs here! 9. Would you ever be willing to give any of your OCs to someone else? 10. Introduce an OC with a complicated design? 11. Is there any OC of yours you could describe as a “sunshine”? 12. Name an OC that isn’t yours but who you like a lot 13. Do you have any troublemaker OCs? 14. Introduce an OC with a tragic backstory 15. Do you like to talk about your OCs with other people? 16. Which one of your OCs would be the best at biology (school subject)? 17. Any OC OTPs? 18. Any OC crackships? 19. Introduce an OC that means a lot to you (and explain why) 20. Do any of your OCs sing? If they sing, care to share more details (headcanon voice, what kind of songs they like etc)? 21. Your most artistic OC 22. Is there any OC of yours people tend to mischaracterize? If yes, how? 23. Introduce OC that has changed from your first idea concerning what the character would be like? 24. If you could meet one OC of yours, who would it be and why? 25. The OC that resembles you the most (same hobby, height, shared like/dislike for something etc?) 26. Have you ever had to change your OC’s design or something else about them against your will? 27. Any OCs that were inspired by a certain song? 28. Your most dangerous OC? 29. Which one of your OCs would go investigate an abandoned house at night without telling anyone they’re going? 30. Which one of your OCs would most likely have a secret stuffed animal collection? 31. Pick one OC of yours and explain what their tumblr blog would be like (what they reblog, layout, anything really) 32. Which one of your OCs would be the most suitable horror game protagonist and why? 33. Your shyest OC? 34. Do you have any twin characters? 35. Any sibling characters? 36. Do you have OC pairs where the other part belongs to someone else (siblings, lovers, friends etc)? 37. Introduce an OC who is not quite human 38. Which one of your OCs would be the best dancer? 39. Introduce any character you want 40. Any fond memories linked to your characters? Feel free to share! 41. Has anyone drawn fanart of your OCs? If yes, maybe show a picture or two here (remember sources & permissions!) 42. Which one of your OCs would be the most interested in Greek gods? 43. Do you have any certain type when you create your OCs? Do you tend to favour some certain traits or looks? It’s time to confess 44. Something you like about your OCs in general 45. A character you no longer use? 46. Has anyone ever told you that you treat your OCs badly? 47. Has anyone ever (friendly) claimed any of your OCs as their child? 48. OC who is a perfect cinnamon roll, too good for this world, too pure 49. Which one of your OCs would most likely enjoy memes 50. Give me the good ol’ OC talk here. Talk about anything you want If you want, you can tag your ask answers with #yetanotherOCmeme so I can check them out too `v´9

#ask me things!#rb #text #writing things

mxronnieriley

WRITING PROMPTS BY RONNIE: THE MASTERLIST

this bundle includes about 1,000 writing prompts. enjoy!

winter

found family

meet ugly

college

fake dating

coffee shops

alternate universe

dialogue

soft & diverse

various aus

please feel free to reblog and use the prompts.

without further ado…

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JUDE SAVES THE WORLD by ronnie riley

(Scholastic Canada & US, April 18, 2023)

Twelve-year-old Jude struggles with some things: focusing at school, feeling like everything rests on their shoulders, not being able to come out as nonbinary to their old-fashioned grandparents. But Jude doesn’t struggle with Dallas, their best friend in the whole world. Their person. Jude and Dallas’s world changes when they learn Stevie, a girl in their class, has been ousted from the popular clique at school. Worried it had something to do with Stevie’s rumored crush on another girl, Jude reaches out to see if Stevie is okay. Stevie quickly becomes an important friend to Jude and Dallas, whose unwavering acceptance of her is a stark contrast to the tests and dysfunction she experienced with her former friend group. As their friendship deepens and the three open up to each other, Stevie’s unconditional and open acceptance when Jude comes out to her motivates them to create a queer safe space in their community. Jude has the courage and determination it takes to create the first Diversity Club in their community, but will they be able to find the support they need to make it happen?

Preorder at www.mxronnieriley.com

#jude saves the world #ronnie riley #book recs #queer books #my writing